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don't roll your eyes, but i'm thinking about going back to school. there was an ad in the local 24hrs paper for the BCIT technical writing part-time program. i don't know how serious i am but i'm going to go to the information session next week to see what it's all about. i can't afford to go back to school and, even though the classes are at night, i don't know if i'm ready to do school work again. but the program description certainly got my attention and it brought to the surface the one thing that i am missing in my job - writing.

i worked on a quantum assessment today and it allows for some writing but nothing even remotely creative. when i draft pleadings, there's some description involved but it's basically a fill-in-the-blank template.

i wonder if i can satisfy my urge to write by blogging more regularly or working on my short story more often than once or twice a month, maybe i'll feel a little more content with what little writing i do on the job. it won't hurt to just attend the session and see what it's about. ideally, if i were to take the program, my objective would be to work part-time as a technical writer. i'll keep you posted.

i have one thing to share from last week. on thursday, BabyMan comes by my desk and says, "we're going to Vera's for lunch. you coming?" i had always wanted to go so i said ok, even though i had gone out for an expensive dinner the night before (and had basically blown my entire entertainment budget for february a day before february started!). the Mentor overheard us and called shrilly from her office, "where are you guys going?" i said, "vera's burger shack." "who's going?" "i don't know, i'm not driving." a few minutes later, BabyMan came by to collect us, being me, the Ninja, Mon and A. the Mentor called out again, "where are you guys going?" in the hubbub, no one really answered her and she called out, "thanks for inviting me! i am VERY hurt and offended that you didn't invite me AND I'M NOT KIDDING." i looked at BabyMan and said, "she's pissed."

we had a mediocre lunch (i didn't need to spend the $9.00 i did on a burger and soda - not even any fries!) after driving around the west end looking for parking for 10 minutes and then we went back to the office. we were gone about 90 minutes. at lunch, i had said to the table, "the Mentor is pissed that she wasn't invited. it's going to be pure hell when we get back because that's all i'm going to hear about." the Ninja reminded me that we were all allowed to make lunch plans with whomever we wanted and it wasn't our fault that the Mentor's boss never, ever took her out for lunch. ever. not even for secretary's day. or Christmas. or her birthday. never. ever. not in the 15 years they've worked together. ever. (does that tell you something about her?). anyway, we get back to work and the whole group of us walk around the corner just as she's walking out of the elevator to go for lunch. of course. when she gets back, she won't look at any of us and is sniffling in her office. at the printer. at reception. if she has to say something to someone, she's got this mopey, pouty sad face and won't make eye contact. sniff, sniff. and then she skulked out of the office without saying anything to anyone. holy F.

the next day, she went up to our receptionist and said, "do you think i overreacted yesterday?" it took everything in her power for our receptionist not to say, "uh, DUH, you big f-ing baby!" but she explained to the Mentor that if she was upset, she didn't need to take it out on everyone that crossed her path. and if she wanted to go, she should've just said so, instead of saying, "well, thanks for inviting me!" later that morning, she said something friendly to me so i figured she was okay with me. but BabyMan went into her office and sat down and she looked at him and said, "what do YOU want? i'm really upset with you. you hurt my feelings." despite the fact that BabyMan is probably 12 or so years younger than her, she forgets he's one of her bosses and treats him like a child. i'm still so annoyed with her that i can't even look at her. any amount of respect i had for her has dwindled down to nothing now. she's pathetic.

i thought government office politics was bad.